Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] provide a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 I will provide a copy to Elizabeth and we will circulate it to members of this committee , together with the Ministers ' meeting .
2 Planned tutorials or lectures can be programmed for material which might provide a basis for development .
3 Its report suggested some principles which might provide a basis for action .
4 Ties which might provide a basis for group cohesion included regional origins ( reinforced by the domain system ) , shared caste , family relationships or occupation .
5 Detecting water movements helps many insects of fast-flowing streams to maintain their position , and it alerts aquatic leeches to the approach of animals which might provide a meal of blood .
6 Besides , the Zionist fever was gripping Jewry everywhere , and even if the dream did not come true for them — well , their regular donations would redeem some small plot in the Holy Land which could provide a home for other less fortunate brethren .
7 Hofmann realized that he had discovered a new and versatile chemical reaction which could provide a route to a wide range of new compounds .
8 It has been tentatively interpreted as a praetorium , which could provide a residence for high-ranking officers or accommodation for them when travelling .
9 He could think of no form of words , no common interest which could provide a path down which they could all three go abreast .
10 Within this perspective , the need to develop in every child a facility with skills of study , library use and information handling was clearly significant , as was some ideal of a fully integrated , centralised resources centre which would provide a hub for the wide range of activities comprising the curriculum .
11 The panel brought to last year 's assembly a modest am amendment of the nineteen sixty three act which it believed was theologically sound pastorally sensitive and which would provide a degree of flexibility .
12 It aimed to gather material on consumer perspectives on shopping , which would provide a basis for advice given to local co-operatives .
13 Equally , the local library or county record office may have early maps or plans , which will provide a clue to the building 's origin .
14 Later this evening we shall debate a guillotine motion on the Bill , which will provide a chance for a constructive , positive Committee stage .
15 Assessments will be recorded in the trainee 's log book which will provide a record of achievement to date .
16 Hearts meet Falkirk in a league match today which will provide a preview of the forthcoming Scottish Cup tie between the sides .
17 Annexed to the Grand Hotel Terme is a thermal centre which can provide a range of therapeutic treatments ( charges payable locally ) and there is an indoor swimming pool with thermal water .
18 The determination of the MMD by conventional fractionation techniques is time consuming , and a rapid , efficient and reliable method which can provide a measure of the MMD in a matter of hours has been developed .
19 There are also a lot of advantages in acquisition accountancy which can provide a sort of beer mat for the first years while you are trying to put the businesses together , and of course we did n't have these in the merger .
20 Supposing a school wanted a talk on a particular topic , could they just write in and erm contact you and ask you whether you could provide a lecturer on that subject ?
21 I think I wrote to you a couple of months ago asking if you could provide a synopsis of the latest information regarding otter movements in the lower Usk area and the likely impacts of the barrage .
22 And she would provide a substitute for the two weeks she reckoned it would take her , an English maid called Phoebe Crabbe with whom she had become friendly .
23 ‘ We really do need to find daytime firefighters who can provide a mainstay to their local fire station when others in the locality have to work away , ’ Mr Davis added .
24 You can provide a framework for winter and summer boxes with perennial plants like conifers , which give height and shape ; small-leaved decorative ivies , which soften edges and can add colour with variegated leaves ; or one of the variegated vincas such as v minor Aureo-variegata or v major Elegantissima , which have the added bonus of blue flowers from March .
25 We must provide a framework for an enduring safety regime for the offshore industry .
26 ‘ All we ask them to do is to visit any Royal Bank Branch , answer a few questions — and we 'll provide a quotation within three days , ’ said Norman .
27 They are also the means by which we shall provide a system of government which commands the confidence of all the people , in which the democratic deficit is made good and in which pluralism is entrenched .
28 We will provide a code of family law that will continue to underpin the institution of marriage , give priority to the welfare of the child , and emphasise the primary responsibility of parents for the welfare of children and the family .
29 They may provide a clue by their behaviour even if this turned out later to be merely the secondary effect of some more fundamental energy .
30 They must provide a sense of order and predictability for children . ’
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